Comic Con was this weekend and we try to cover the MANY stories that came from that: trailers, movie/series announcements, crossover comics, etc. Not to mention the stories that came out during the week not linked to the event like Harry Shearer coming back to “The Simpsons.” I’m also still on the road, so I’ve left Rob back in NY for a trip out to the IL where I am recording with Pat in his house… or as Rob like’s to call it, “The Ryan’s Den!” It’s a pretty energetic episode this week so enjoy the excitement — I hope it’s contagious.

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(screengrab of Pat wearing the Luchador mask at 19:30 in the episode)

 
“DEADPOOL” leaked trailer

 
“SUICIDE SQUAD” trailer

 
“BATMAN v SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE” trailer

 
“VIXEN” CW series trailer

 
“SUPERMANSION” Crackle series trailer

 
“DANGER MOUSE” CBBC series trailer

 
Behind the Scenes video of the fully stop-motion ADVENTURE TIME episode, directed by Kirsten Lapore

 
(“Late for Meeting” at 1:38:28 in the episode)

 
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This week’s episode is discussing ALL VIDEOS. We have four main stories made up of 6 videos (embedded below): three CN pilots, Muppets trailer, a French student film & Robb Pratt’s excellent “Flash Gordon Classic.” If that wasn’t enough, in the Rapid Fire segment has even more videos to embed (4 to be exact) and a discussion about studio expansions, Cannes, Disney’s upcoming animated films and SO. MUCH. MORE!!

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Note: videos shown below are in the order they are discussed on this episode of the podcast
 
“Twelve Forever” pilot

 
“Jammers” pilot

 
“Ridin’ with Burgess” pilot

 
“The Muppets” ABC TV show trailer

 
“Celles et Ceux des Cimes et Cieux” (“Girls and Guys from the Summits and the Skies”) animated short by Gwenn Germain

 
“Flash Gordon Classic” by Robb Pratt

 
Boy Scouts Animation Merit Badge Squash & Stretch video (from Rapid Fire)

 
“Marvel vs. DC – The Ultimate Crossover” fan film by Saruhan Saral (from Rapid Fire)

 
“Shaun the Sheep” trailer (from Rapid Fire)

 
“Justice League: Gods & Monsters” Machinima series trailer (from Rapid Fire)

 

 
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This weeks should just be called RAPID FIRE week because half of the show is devoted to questions and topics you listeners asked us on my Facebook page… they’re all awesoRARAPID FIRRRREEEeeee! A new character gets introduced whose only interested in one thing, French animation astounds us, and we talk about a documentary on Studio Ghibli/Hayao Miyazaki that Rob and I saw.

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“The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness” clip

 
“The Little Prince” trailer (French)

 
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I like to call these episodes “classic.” We’ve got news from the animation world and an interview with one of our #RubberOnionFanArt competition winners (Andrew Kaiko)! Lucasfilm surprised us with a new movie coming out in 2 months, new point-and-click game by The Neverhood creators is coming soon, and we talk a whole bunch about the PEANUTS hi-res images (this was one-day before the trailer leak!)… and we have a new segment: RAPID FIRE! Here we take the stories that you suggested which we didn’t have too much to say about and we blast through them with out little derisive or supportive comments.

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Andrew Kaiko’s new series “Tidbits: With Norm & Cory”

 
“Armikrog” trailer

 
RAPID FIRE stories…

 
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This week we have a very special interview: Alan Becker, creator of the hit “Animator vs Animation” stick-fight series joins us to talk about his experience with Kickstarter, what happened when his first short went viral, and how he actually does the things he does! There’s a lot of really great stuff here for young and old animators from the Indie scene, especially when he starts talking about when and how he had to navigate the murky waters of a viral hit. And be sure to check out his work embedded below!

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“Animator vs Animation 4”

 
Behind the scenes video

 
His Flash tutorials

 
“Animator vs Animation 3”

 
“Animator vs Animation 2”

 
“Animator vs Animation 1”

 
“If Water Had Eyes”

 
Spirited Away MineCraft project

 
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Robin Williams, long-time friend to and lover of animation and a comedic and dramatic role model for many left us this week. We talk about what impact his life and career had on us and the field of animation as a whole. Other stories we cover in this episode are a survey which shows that YouTube stars are more popular than mainstream celebs among US teens, Golden Globes changing the animation rules, and what’s going on with the Legend of Korra.

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“Back to Neverland” feature with Robin Williams

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This week we talk about the new Spongebob Squarepants movie, Studio Ghibli might be closing, and Ross “rubberNinja” O’Donovan breaks down why YouTube’s algorithm is hurting Indie Animators. Oh also, guess what? We made it to 40 episodes! Not a traditional milestone but who cares… we haven’t completely fallen on our faces yet and that’s something. Thanks for listening and discussing the episodes and all the stuff we say — means a lot to us, or something.

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“The Spongebob Squarepants Movie: Sponge Out of Water” trailer

 
“Star Wars Rebels” 7 minute preview

 
Ross “RubberNinja” O’Donovan breaks down why YouTube’s algorithm is hurting indie animators

 
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GKids is a NYC based distributor… which admittedly doesn’t really sound that impressive until you look at the films it has brought to the United States. The Secret of Kells, Chico & Rita, A Cat in Paris (which by the way were all Best Animated Feature Oscar nominees) — and probably the most impressive, the Studio Ghibli Collection!

Just this year they distributed in U.S. theaters From Up on Poppy Hill, A Letter to Momo and the great Grave of the Fireflies. I could go on with their list of films but you get the point. They are responsible for introducing so many amazing 2D animated films (which are alive and well, by the way) from around the world to actual theatrical releases here in the United States.

Not to bury the lead or anything, but the reason I bring them up is that starting last Friday Dec 20th, they have been screening a LARGE selection of their films right here in NYC at the IFC Center in The Village to celebrate their 5 year anniversary. Notable selections (other than the ones already mentioned above) are My Neighbor Totoro, Ernest & Celestine, Sita Sings the Blues and The Painting. The screenings continue until January 2nd.

Check out the schedule and take the opportunity to watch this collection of masterful works up on the big screen… with an audience (of people who don’t suck)!

Written by Stephen Brooks

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